Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortSalacca wallichiana
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | tree | Physiology | evergreen |
| Habit | prostrate/procumbent/semi-erect | Category | fruits & nuts, materials, environmental |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) | shallow (20-50 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 22 | 32 | 18 | 38 | Soil texture | heavy, medium | heavy, medium |
| Rainfall (annual) | 2500 | 3000 | 2000 | 3500 | Soil fertility | high | moderate |
| Latitude | 11 | 10 | 19 | 20 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 200 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5 | 6 | 4.5 | 6.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | poorly (saturated >50% of year), well (dry spells) |
| Light intensity | cloudy skies | light shade | very bright | light shade | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | Crop cycle | 365 | 365 | |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food & beverage | vitamins | fruits |
| food & beverage | minerals | fruits |
| material | cork/cork substitutes | |
| environmental | living fence | entire plant |